No. 18-155

James H. Brady v. Associated Press Telecom, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2018-08-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: accountability civil-procedure civil-rights contract-interference due-process first-amendment free-speech judicial-misconduct media media-liability press-freedom standing takings
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment DueProcess SecondAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2018-09-24
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether news agencies have a First Amendment right to hide crimes of those in power and avoid holding them accountable

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED ; This court expressly said in its landmark New York Times. v. The United States Decision that the : purpose and duty of the free press was to protect the governed from the governors. The opposite happened . here. The Media Defendants in this case knew from the previous New York Post reporting on October 15, , 2008 that the expert “The New York Post” consulted : with attorney Stuart Saft who stated pursuant to his , offering plan contract: “Brady has a right to at least some of the new development rights and as a result the co-op should have at the very least obtained a waiver and the language [in the second amendment] is so broad it would cover any kind of addition to the roof”. Despite their understanding of the truth, Media : defendants concealed knowledge from the public that a State Court Judge in power unlawfully rewrote the ; contract to void the $70-90 million in development rights that were contractually appurtenant to Petitioners Manhattan commercial co-op apartment. The Press , Defendants hid from the public their knowledge that the New York Appellate Court Justices, former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance all did nothing and permitted the crime to happen for the benefit of , those with money and power. In addition, the Press defendants hid from-public scrutiny their knowledge that the same judge in power issued $500,000.00 in unconstitutional and unjust sanctions meant to destroy Petitioner and make him too weak to fight back. ; 1. Was it wrong and a direct conflict with this Court when the Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court Decision that stated that News Agencies have a First Amendment right to hide the crimes of those in power and have no duty to hold those in -power ; ; accountable if they wish to keep the crimes of those ; in power hidden from public scrutiny? ; 2. Can the victim of a crime hold the press liable for colluding by hiding the crimes by those in power? iii :

Docket Entries

2018-10-01
Petition DENIED.
2018-08-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
2018-08-17
Waiver of right of respondents Associated Press Telecom, et al. to respond filed.
2018-08-07
Waiver of right of respondent New York Times Company to respond filed.
2018-07-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 4, 2018)

Attorneys

Associated Press Telecom, et al.
Katherine M. BolgerDavis Wright Tremaine LLP, Respondent
Katherine M. BolgerDavis Wright Tremaine LLP, Respondent
James H. Brady
James H. Brady — Petitioner
James H. Brady — Petitioner
New York Times Company
David E. McCrawThe New York Times Company, Respondent
David E. McCrawThe New York Times Company, Respondent